Friday, July 27, 2012

I've been a bit quiet around here quite intentionally. Lots of stuff going on and I didn't want to jinx anything. Well, keeping quiet hasn't helped anything so let me fill you in.

I got into a terrible legal mess at the beginning of June. I will not go into details but let's just say I'm retaining a lawyer and it is what it is, but it is not good. Boo!

We listed our house at the end of June and immediately got an offer. Yay!

We countered; they countered; we countered; they inspected; we were surprised (in a bad way); they countered; we countered. Finally we agreed to terms. Yay!

And then I realized I had no place to go and only four weeks to figure it out. Boo!

But then I found a place - the perfect place (well, as perfect as buying a house can be when you're low budget). Yay!

And then I started thinking about decorating and realized I have no skills in that department. Boo!

And then my boy's cat went missing. Boo!

And then we got word our buyer may not be able to perform. Boo!

And then our neighbor found our cat, dead. Double boo....

And we had to bury him on my oldest son's birthday which pretty much removed any desire to celebrate. Triple boo....

And then my realtor called and said that our buyer definitely could not perform and we need to go back on the market. Quadruple boo....

But through all of this, I feel okay. Actually I think I feel better than okay. Does all this all this blow like the sands of the Sahara? You bet. Will I get through it? You bet. Every trial I've been through just reaffirms my faith in myself and my ability to overcome adversity. More to the point, isn't this life? Everyone has ups and downs. Doom and gloom, worry, blame, negativity - none of those things are going to help or, more significantly, change anything. When I didn't fall to pieces this morning after I read the email from my realtor, I realized I'm making great progress. Yay!

I've been a bit quiet around here quite intentionally. Lots of stuff going on and I didn't want to jinx anything. Well, keeping quiet hasn't helped anything so let me fill you in.

I got into a terrible legal mess at the beginning of June. I will not go into details but let's just say I'm retaining a lawyer and it is what it is, but it is not good. Boo!

We listed our house at the end of June and immediately got an offer. Yay!

We countered; they countered; we countered; they inspected; we were surprised (in a bad way); they countered; we countered. Finally we agreed to terms. Yay!

And then I realized I had no place to go and only four weeks to figure it out. Boo!

But then I found a place - the perfect place (well, as perfect as buying a house can be when you're low budget). Yay!

And then I started thinking about decorating and realized I have no skills in that department. Boo!

And then my boy's cat went missing. Boo!

And then we got word our buyer may not be able to perform. Boo!

And then our neighbor found our cat, dead. Double boo....

And we had to bury him on my oldest son's birthday which pretty much removed any desire to celebrate. Triple boo....

And then my realtor called and said that our buyer definitely could not perform and we need to go back on the market. Quadruple boo....

But through all of this, I feel okay. Actually I think I feel better than okay. Does all this all this blow like the sands of the Sahara? You bet. Will I get through it? You bet. Every trial I've been through just reaffirms my faith in myself and my ability to overcome adversity. More to the point, isn't this life? Everyone has ups and downs. Doom and gloom, worry, blame, negativity - none of those things are going to help or, more significantly, change anything. When I didn't fall to pieces this morning after I read the email from my realtor, I realized I'm making great progress. Yay!

About Me

I am an East Coast girl living in Northern California. I do technology and parent kids. I'm an expert skier, amateur pool player and hacker at golf. Oh, and I love to bake. This blog is my creative outlet.